In Harrison Bergeron, citizens are oppressed. There are ridiculous laws, and people are brainwashed into thinking the laws are for the good of the people (might even be mind control, who knows, people don't just FORGET sad things). Instead of getting people better education and plastic surgery or stuff, the government lowers the smartest, strongest, and prettiest, by taking away their rights, and what made them THEM. This is compared to the world of Insignia, where people are encouraged to use their abilities.